Reid O. Besserer retires after 45 years with Y

By Warren D. Huse

Saturday

Feb 27, 2010 at 3:15 AM

LACONIA — Reid O. Besserer had retired after 45 years as a YMCA secretary, 21 years of that time in Laconia. A reception was held in his honor and that of his wife Peg at the Y building "that will always be remembered as representing the climax of his long service." Rep. John Pillsbury of Manchester, member of the State Y executive board, "said that there are not enough Reid Besserers in the world. Reid, he said, typifies the Y spirit with religion for its background and could take boys from the fun to the serious side of life. Charles F. Stafford, the local president, presented him a gift of money from many friends and a life membership in the Y."

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